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★ 8.1

Season 1 - Best Episodes Of Documentary Now!

Overall Rating: ★ 8.1

Season 1 - Best Episodes Of Documentary Now!

(Overall Rating: ★ 8.1)

Episode Ratings & Analysis

Explore season 1 episodes of Documentary Now!. Explore detailed ratings, episode summaries, and visualize how the show's quality evolved over time.

Loving parodies of some of the world's best-known documentaries. Each episode is shot in a different style of documentary filmmaking, and honors some of the most important stories that didn't actually happen.

Loving parodies of some of the world's best-known documentaries. Each episode is shot in a different style of documentary filmmaking, and honors some of the most important stories that didn't actually happen.

4 Seasons
27 Episodes
Ended
Comedy
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Overall Rating

★ 8.1
S1 E4
#1
★ 8.5

The Eye Doesn't Lie

An investigation into the wrongful conviction of a man sentenced to death for the 1986 murder of John Patrick Winslow.

S1 E1
#2
★ 8.3

Sandy Passage

An in depth look at the daily lives of two aging socialites and their crumbling estate. This mother and daughter live in extreme squalor, but the documentarians find more than just dirt and clutter on the property.

S1 E6
#3
★ 8.1

Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (1)

Part one of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.

S1 E7
#4
★ 8.1

Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (2)

Part two of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.

S1 E2
#5
★ 7.9

Kunuk Uncovered

An investigation into the seminal documentary “Kunuk The Hunter” that attempts to separate what is real from what is fabrication.

S1 E3
#6
★ 7.9

DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon

The hipster media empire DRONEZ sends two of its notoriously fearless journalists to track down Mexico’s most wanted drug lord.

S1 E5
#7
★ 7.1

A Town, A Gangster, A Festival

A documentary crew travels to Arborg, Iceland for the annual festival honoring American gangster Al Capone.

S1 E5
#1
★ 7.1

A Town, A Gangster, A Festival

A documentary crew travels to Arborg, Iceland for the annual festival honoring American gangster Al Capone.

S1 E2
#2
★ 7.9

Kunuk Uncovered

An investigation into the seminal documentary “Kunuk The Hunter” that attempts to separate what is real from what is fabrication.

S1 E3
#3
★ 7.9

DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon

The hipster media empire DRONEZ sends two of its notoriously fearless journalists to track down Mexico’s most wanted drug lord.

S1 E6
#4
★ 8.1

Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (1)

Part one of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.

S1 E7
#5
★ 8.1

Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (2)

Part two of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.

S1 E1
#6
★ 8.3

Sandy Passage

An in depth look at the daily lives of two aging socialites and their crumbling estate. This mother and daughter live in extreme squalor, but the documentarians find more than just dirt and clutter on the property.

S1 E4
#7
★ 8.5

The Eye Doesn't Lie

An investigation into the wrongful conviction of a man sentenced to death for the 1986 murder of John Patrick Winslow.

S1 E1
★ 8.3

Sandy Passage

An in depth look at the daily lives of two aging socialites and their crumbling estate. This mother and daughter live in extreme squalor, but the documentarians find more than just dirt and clutter on the property.

S1 E2
★ 7.9

Kunuk Uncovered

An investigation into the seminal documentary “Kunuk The Hunter” that attempts to separate what is real from what is fabrication.

S1 E3
★ 7.9

DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon

The hipster media empire DRONEZ sends two of its notoriously fearless journalists to track down Mexico’s most wanted drug lord.

S1 E4
★ 8.5

The Eye Doesn't Lie

An investigation into the wrongful conviction of a man sentenced to death for the 1986 murder of John Patrick Winslow.

S1 E5
★ 7.1

A Town, A Gangster, A Festival

A documentary crew travels to Arborg, Iceland for the annual festival honoring American gangster Al Capone.

S1 E6
★ 8.1

Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (1)

Part one of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.

S1 E7
★ 8.1

Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (2)

Part two of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.

Season Average Rating Episodes Best Episode Worst Episode Rating Range
4 ★ 8.0 5
★ 8.3 Soldier of Illusion (1983) (2)
★ 7.6 Two Hairdressers in Bagglyport (1994)
1 ★ 8.0 7
★ 8.5 The Eye Doesn't Lie
★ 7.1 A Town, A Gangster, A Festival
2 ★ 7.9 7
★ 8.7 Juan Likes Rice & Chicken
★ 7.4 Globesman
3 ★ 7.9 7
★ 8.8 Waiting for the Artist
★ 6.4 Long Gone
Cast

Fred Armisen

Various Characters

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren - Host